XP Problem

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Maitai11

Running XP Pro with all the updates on a new Compaq
Presario 2500.

Running BroadCom 54G MaxPerformance 802.11g Wireless setup

Cant connect to the internet or Yahoo Messenger even
though when I am aroun hotspots, the network icon in lower
right corner says "Connection Available"

IP Config:

Dhcp is enabled
Autoconfiguration IP address is enabled

This wireless thing worked one time.....

Maitai
 
Can you ping the access point/gateway? Do you have a firewall running??
Specifics please! What diagnostic procedures have you tried???
 
Kelly,

Not sure about what you are getting at in your response,
but let me explain:

This is a clean install of Windows XP and all updates have
been accomplished. I did a format (the machine came with
XP home, formatted and installed XP Pro) because the
upgrade to Pro wasn't working well. One of the reasons
was the wirless web didnt work (much in the same way as
noted below).

After the clean format and install of XP Pro, IE worked
again.....I downloaded Adaware, and the like, all from the
comfort of a coffee shop in town.

When I went to use it again tonight, I could not connect
even though it said there was a connection available and
that the signal strength was very good. I couldn't use
Yahoo Messenger either.

Any insight would be very helpful, and I thank you for
helping folks out!!

Maitai
 
Ross,

Thank you for your reply...I'm not sure how to ping the
access point/gateway as you spoke of...I am running
ZoneAlarm Pro, Norton Antivirus, and SpyWareBlaster. I
use HIjackthis, Adaware, and Spybot.

I ran IP Config/all at the dos prompt, and the results
were as I noted below. That's all I really know to do
(and I just learned that tonight). Hope this helps you
help me:)

Maitai
 
Disable or uninstall Zone Alarm and retest. Use ipconfig /all to view IP
details. Output should similar to below.

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:



Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8139 Family PCI Fast
Ethernet NIC

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-50-BA-4B-0D-84

Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes

Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.34

Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1

DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 202.27.184.3

202.27.184.5

Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Friday, 21 May 2004 6:16:24 p.m.

Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Monday, 24 May 2004 6:16:24 p.m.
 
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